Agree. I have friends and family members involved with surrogacy. While I’m happy they are thrilled with the idea of being a parent, all surrogacy and rent a womb positions do is devalue the child into a “thing” to be had. At any cost. Sort of like getting a new expensive toy.
I’m sure they love their children, but if there is so much emphasis on obtaining a child at any cost, that is the end result.
Also, if surrogacy involves IVF, part of the process involves destroying numerous conceived human embryos as the selected one is culled from the “rejects.” Destroyed or frozen as “snowflake babies” they are doomed to be stored in a perpetual state of limbo as a back-up, a commodity, or to be eventually killed by “disposing” of them. It is abortion several times over.
Yes and none of these incredibly vital ethical discussions negate the inherent value and worth of children conceived via either method.